Terminal City Ricochet

Terminal City Ricochet is a 1990 dystopian comedy film directed by Zale Dalen. The name was taken from a hockey team called the Terminal City Ricochets.^[1]

Terminal City Ricochet
Directed by	Zale Dalen
Written by	John Conti Ken Lester Bill Mullan Phil Savath Al Thurgood
Produced by	John Conti Dan Howard
Starring	Peter Breck Germain Houde Jello Biafra Gabe Kouth
Cinematography	Paul Sarossy
Edited by	Haida Paul
Music by	J. Douglas Dodd
Release date	1990 (1990)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$2.8 million

Starring Jello Biafra (of the Dead Kennedys), Terminal City Ricochet satirizes television and its collusion with government and consumerism. The film was shown at film festivals and on pay cable TV. The DVD combo, which contains both the film and the CD soundtrack, has been made available through the Alternative Tentacles website.^[2]

Plot

A young man inadvertently witnesses a killing by his uncle, the corrupt mayor of Terminal City, who retaliates by dubbing him the "Rock and Roll Terrorist" and builds an anti-crime campaign around him.

Cast

• Mark Bennett as Alex Stevens
• Peter Breck as Ross Glimore
• Germain Houde as Ace, the Savior
• Jello Biafra as Bruce Coddle
• Lisa Brown as Beatrice
• Gabe Khouth as Jim Glimore
• Marcel Masse as Wino
• Nelson K. Skalbania
• Joe Keithley as Cop
• Gene Kiniski as Cop

Production

The film had a budget of $2.8 million (equivalent to $5,610,714 in 2023) with $1.8 million coming from Telefilm Canada, $500,000 from BC Film, $500,000 from private investments, and $388,000 in deferrals.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack (released by Alternative Tentacles) features many punk bands including Nomeansno, Jello Biafra, D.O.A., The Beatnigs and others.